Originally Posted by
mooper
No. WSJ and some other rankings compared apples to oranges, including their failure to differentiate close-in from advance redemption, and international from domestic. Also, UA/CO low/saver inventory has lessened while DL's has lessened to a lesser extent (i.e., DL hasn't improved availability - rather, it has remained more firm than others because of their policy change to prevent sub-72-hour free award changes).
Am I the only one who does not see the vast Delta availability close in. For example I just tried SEA-ATL (award chart for F says low) 80K level for March 1-6th with most options at 90K with connections through SLC or MSP etc.
At AA.com, choose the same SEA-ATl and the award is 50K.
This is the norm I see out of Seattle. I rarely see Delta availability. In fact the only way I use Delta awards is using Delta miles for partner redemptions AF/KLM or AS.